GON REQUEST FOR USG INTERVENTION WITH LIBYA

C O N F I D E N T I A L ABUJA 001463 SIPDIS AF FOR SNYDER AND RANNEBERGER E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/26/2014 TAGS: PREL SU LY NI SUBJECT: GON REQUEST FOR USG INTERVENTION WITH LIBYA REF: MAXSTADT-SNYDER E-MAIL AUGUST 24 Classified By: Ambassador John Campbell for Reasons 1.5 (B & D). ¶1. (U) This is an action request. ¶2. (C) The Nigerian National Security Advisor, Aliyu Mohammed, on August 24 relayed a request from President Obasanjo for the USG to intercede with the Libyans to turn off a proposal that the Darfur peace talks be moved from Abuja to Libya (ref e-mail). The NSA said that Libyan FM (sic?) Tereiki kept mentioning during the Darfur talks in Abuja an idea to end a "first round" in Abuja and then move substantive negotiations to Sirte, and President Obasanjo wanted the USG to intercede with Qadhafi to turn the idea off. ¶3. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Please advise on how to respond to President Obasanjo's request. The NSA leaves Abuja later today, Thursday, August 26. CAMPBELL